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WIDA: Lessons Learned Tim Boals WIDA Executive Director Wisconsin Center for Education Research

WIDA: Lessons Learned Tim Boals WIDA Executive Director Wisconsin Center for Education Research Meredith Alt WIDA ASSETS Project Manager Gay Pickner South Dakota Dept. of Education Ilhye Yoon Maryland State Dept. of Education Ed Roeber WIDA Consultant

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WIDA: Lessons Learned Tim Boals WIDA Executive Director Wisconsin Center for Education Research

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  1. WIDA: Lessons Learned Tim Boals WIDA Executive Director Wisconsin Center for Education Research Meredith Alt WIDA ASSETS Project Manager Gay Pickner South Dakota Dept. of Education Ilhye Yoon Maryland State Dept. of Education Ed Roeber WIDA Consultant Troy CouillardWisconsin Dept. of Public Instruction

  2. The WIDA Consortium 31 member states

  3. WIDA’s Mission WIDA advances academic language development and academic achievement for linguistically diverse students through high quality standards, assessments, research, and professional development for educators.

  4. WIDA History 2013 - 2016 2001 - 2004 2005 - 2008 2009 - 2012 • Passage of No Child Left Behind Act • WIDA grant proposal submitted • First publication of WIDA English Language Proficiency Standards (2004) • ACCESS for ELLs administered in 12 states (2005) • WIDA moved to new home at WCER • Second publication: WIDA ELP Standards & Resource Guide, 2007 Ed. • ACCESS for ELLs administered in 22 states (2009) • Third publication: WIDA English Language Development Standards, 2012 Ed. (with amplifications) • ACCESS for ELLs to be administered in 30+ states/territories (2013) • ACCESS 2.0 and new materials to be administered online

  5. Organization of Consortium Activities

  6. WIDA’s ELD Standards AcademicLanguage

  7. WIDA ELP Assessment System Sociocultural Context Academic Content Language Proficiency Theoretical Conceptualization WIDA’s Standards Framework Academic Language Proficiency Definition and Description Strands of Model Performance Indicators ELD Standards Performance Level Definitions Features of Academic Language Operationalization WIDA ELP Assessments

  8. WIDA by the Numbers

  9. Students Tested Trends

  10. WIDA Central – Consortium Roles

  11. Why Has WIDA Been Successful? • Membership includes more than large-scale assessment, such as professional development and research • Program for bringing new members “into the family” • Steady growth • MOUs consistent but flexible for all states • Camaraderie among members • Membership costs are known and reasonable (usually less than would be for state alone)

  12. Advice to Other Consortia • Role of the Sponsoring Organization? • Role of the States? • Role of the Contractor(s)? • Cost to States? • A la carte for each program and service versus package? • Same price or differentiated price for membership

  13. Advice to Other Consortia • Functions to be Included in the Costs • Sponsoring organization management costs? • Assessment development? • Assessment administration? • Professional development for educators? • Teaching/learning resources for teachers and students? • Research on the assessment and the uses of the assessment? • Technical assistance to SEAs/LEAs?

  14. SEA WIDA Experiences

  15. Considerations in Joining the Consortium – South Dakota • Alignment between screener and summative • Close relationship and support from WIDA and partners • Teachers/LEAs involved in various workgroups • Professional Development for teachers • Monthly webinars and communications with other states • “WIDA Family” despite growth • Great ELL standards

  16. What it Means to Be a Member …South Dakota’s Perspective • Membership costs and what it includes • Of particular importance to South Dakota: • WIDA ELD Standards • Professional Development • Placement tool (W-APT™) • ACCESS for ELLs™ language proficiency test • Alternate ACCESS for ELLs language proficiency test for students with cognitive disabilities

  17. WIDA Governance at Work • Annual Board Meeting as decision-making forum • Everyone’s voice is heard; aim for consensus • Advisory bodies comprised of member states: • WIDA Executive Committee • ASSETS Steering Committee • Subcommittees to discuss research, assessments, and policy implications • Same voting rights for all states and discussions among states with similar incidence of ELLs

  18. Considerations in Joining the Consortium - Maryland • Compliance with NCLB requirements and data/reports that show student growth • An assessment that is rigorous and meaningfully aligns with the ELD standards “And we love WIDA's Can Do Philosophy!” • Comprehensive services: assessments, standards, professional development, technical assistance • Standards that address content language and correspond to the Common Core State Standards

  19. WIDA Beyond the AssessmentSEA and Educator Participation SEA Involvement Teacher Involvement Item writing course Standards/strand development Cog labs & field testing Bias, sensitivity & content reviews Post-field test review Alignment studies Professional development • Ongoing input and recommendations at annual Board Meetings • Opportunities to collaborate with WIDA and colleagues through subcommittees • ACCESS for ELLs Quality Control events • Participation in the events that include educators

  20. WIDA Beyond the AssessmentInvolving SEAs and Educators (cont.) Professional Development Opportunities • Workshops, academies, trainings in member states and via webinars • Process: by SEA requests and with WIDA collaboration • Emphasis on collaboration among ELL educators and content teachers • Additional resources to support educators

  21. WIDA Upcoming Work • ACCESS 2.0 and resources being developed through the ASSETS grant • Research that expands beyond the core of the consortium, anticipating where states are headed • Spanish language development standards and early childhood standards • Alternate ACCESS and accessibility issues for ELLs with disabilities • International work

  22. Transition to the New WIDA Assessment System

  23. WIDA and ASSETS States

  24. The ASSETS Grant – Deliverables • Technology-based summative assessment: ACCESS 2.0 • Similar to ACCESS for ELLs but with more innovative items • Technology-based screener • Conceptually based on the W-APT screener • Interim measures/benchmark assessments • New! • Foundations for Formative resources • New! Dynamic Language Learning Progressions

  25. ASSETS System

  26. ASSETS Development Timeline 2015-16: Fully Operational

  27. Progress to Date: Test Development/Interoperability

  28. Progress to Date: EL Definition/ Collaboration to Support States

  29. Next Six Months • Continue cognitive laboratories and pilot testing through summer 2013 • Recruit districts and prepare for Phase 1 field testing, to be held March – June 2014 • Work with partners to create/ensure interoperable test items • Collaborate with other consortia and subcommittees on technology readiness and implementation issues

  30. Planning for Transition • As the grant comes to conclusion, WIDA will face a number of key decisions in moving ahead • What will stay the same and what will change? • How many districts will be able to transition to giving the WIDA assessments online? • As professional development changes, what options will be available and which are members entitled to? • What will be included in membership and what added features will be at added cost? • How to revise the current MOUs with states to bring them into the new assessment system?

  31. Change or Remain the Same? • States and the WIDA organization need to consider what has worked well and should remain the same, and what will need to change with the new assessment system • WIDA is using its current governance structure (Board, Executive Committee and advisory groups) to start the process • An internal cross-function working group will tackle the transition, under the direction of Ed Roeber, Tim Boals and Elizabeth Cranley

  32. Online Assessment • The various WIDA assessments – the screener, the annual summative assessment and the periodic interim assessments – are all slated to be offered online • How many states will be tech-ready in 2015-16 (the year after PARCC/SBAC) to give the assessments online? • How long will paper versions need to be provided? • At what point can they be eliminated?

  33. Professional Development • The current model of “stand-and-deliver” model is increasingly uneconomical and not useful • A coaching model may be more effective/useful • What types of PD offerings do states, local districts, and individual educators want? • How can these offerings be provided in a cost-effective manner? • What role(s) will states need to assume in the provision of these PD opportunities?

  34. The Process of Change • WIDA will need to determine what membership includes and what is extra • Membership costs will continue to include both assessment and management costs • WIDA is assuming that much of the current structures and membership provisions will remain the same • States’ MOUs may need to be updated to reflect the new assessment system

  35. For More Information … • WIDA Website www.wida.us • ASSETS Project Website www.assetsproject.org • WDPI ASSETS Website http://oea.dpi.wi.gov/oea_assets • UCLA Dynamic Language Learning Progressions (DLLPs) Website www.dllp.org

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